#7

Lucy got her first haircut 2 weeks ago. The mullet had to go! We chopped about 2 inches into a little A-line. She actually sat pretty still for me. I love cutting girl's hair and can't wait to do it again!

At least Dorothy Smiled

Thank you Grace for being the only child smiling. Too funny. Ava may look like she is smiling, but really she is freaking out!

#6

Lucy had her first day of Nursery a few weeks ago. She arrived with some pig tails that lasted about 45 seconds. She did okay the first day with daddy in there, but has had no success since. She is so friendly to everyone I am shocked she is having a hard time. Hopefully it will just take a few more weeks.

#5

I think Lucy is already embarrased of her mama. She sill not stay by me unless I am holding her. She runs away everywhere. Lucy even got lost in Walmart once. Luckily they have a great system when a child goes missing. It was a scary few minutes!

#4

This is the face I see a lot. It is her 'I know I am not supposed to do this, but I am going to do it anyway' face. She is a rascal and tests my limits every minute!

#3

Last week in the car I could tell Lucy was pooping, so I asked her if she was pooping. She pointed to her diaper and said 'pee pee'. Lucy also loves to sit on the potty and say 'potty'. One day we might even get a tinkle out!

#2

One thing we hear all day is Lulu singing. She LOVES to sing. When Lucy is asked to put something away she sings 'cean u, cean u'. She knew the tune to the goodnight song a few months ago and now sings it to her babies constantly. Another favorite is the ABC's; she will just sing letters until you sing the real song with her. I think she has some 'Germer Gang' in her!!

#1

One things Lucy has learned in the past month is to not fall on a wooden stool in the kitchen ever again. IT HURTS BAD, and bleeds even more. And it can knock 2 teeth in and make you rush to an oral surgeon (thank goodness it was my cousin - thanks again Dave!).
It was so scary when we looked in her mouth and saw one of her front teeth facing towards her throat, one tooth jammed so far up we couldn't see it, and no gum line. It was one of those moments where you feel so blessed because we don't have to go through pain every day. Luckily She still has all her teeth and so far they are not black - yay. They are crooked but luckily they are just baby teeth. Rhett and I were so relieved when everything really did turn out okay. She is one lucky girl!

18 Months Old!!

Lucy is 18 months old. WOW! I have been a mama for 18 months. Weird. Every day with Lucy is so unique these days. No day has ever been the same as the day before since she was born. Lucy is not a schedule baby. It is still an adjustment every day figuring out what today will bring us. She is learning so much these days it is crazy. Over the next few weeks I will tell you 18 new happenings in the life of Lulu.

Okay, so these pictures are from when Lucy was 15 months old, but I haven't posted them yet. Although Lucy cried and whined most of the shoot, we love how they turned out! It was our 4th shoot with Melissa Sue Photography. We love her! Thanks again Melissa.

Down on the Farm

Pumpkin Patch

Happy Halloween!

Watch out for this little witch flying by on her red broom!

Pumpkin Carving

Hanging at the hotel

We were in heaven at our hotels in Cancun. We were beach front with our own private beach the first 4 days. It was amazing and we really just couldn't believe it. The pools were amazing, happy hour was great, the cabanas were perfect, the people were so friendly, and of course the ocean view took our breath away.

I loved every minute of this trip until the migraine hit on the plane home. I haven't had one of those since 8th grade when I used to get them on EVERY holiday. I was so excited to see Lucy but couldn't even play the whole first day home. She was pretty mad at us at first and let us pay for it for a couple of days!!

Thanks to everyone who helped watch her, we are lucky to have family so close so we can have sitters. They all say she did great and slept through the night - What? She doesn't do that for us every night!!

Thanks babe for the amazing trip. I can't wait for our next one!

Tulum & Xel Ha

Tulum was beautiful. Can you imagine living in a village right on the ocean. Those people really knew what they were doing. We took a tour to Tulum and apparently we were the only ones who spoke English. We were on a bus full of Spanish speakers. It was pretty funny. We had to join another tour at the ruins.
After Tulum we headed to Xel Ha. I could have spent 3 days there, and we only had about 4 hours. We swam with the Sting Rays which was really cool. We each got to hold one and dive down and swim with them. We also did a tight rope above the water. We both made it accross because we are both pretty amazing! My body was being stretched to the max the whole time and Rhett is tall so he was in the water up to knees for most of it.

Chichen Itza & Cenote

Chichen Itza was amazing - and very hot! We loved seeing all the ruins and relating it to the Book of Mormon times. We would have loved to have an LDS tour guide. It blew my mind away at how big that pyramid really is. We also went to a Cenote and enjoyed a swim with the fishies.

Isla Mujeres

One of our first days in Cancun we rented a scooter and toured the 'island of the women'. We found a premium snorkeling spot with sink holes, toured the lighthouse, found some great beaches, and had lunch at a cafe overlooking the water and the view of Cancun. It was a hot day but luckily neither of us got burned!

Cancun '09

We had a blast in Cancun celebrating 5 years of the good times. No diaper bag, no toys, no car seat, no soy milk for a full week. The minute we got to our hotel we were changed and in the ocean. I was amazed at the color of the water. It was BEAUTIFUL. Here we are doing what we do best when we vacation - hanging at the beach. We had amazing hotels with great beaches. More to come...